Quadcopter Won’t Arm (Betaflight 3.2+)

With the release of Betaflight 3.2 comes a new feature: Arming Status Flags. These can be useful in troubleshooting why a quadcopter will not arm. In the video below, Joshua Bardwell goes over the new Arming Status Flags and how to interpret them. A complete list of Arming Status Flags can be found at the GitHub link shown below the video.

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I am getting arm codes 17 and 18. I know 17 is due to my connection to BF, and I know 18 is due to the “arming switch in an unsafe position”. My arming switch is a 3-position switch and it shows 1000, 1500, and 2000 in the receiver tab. Any ideas?